Wes Craven : the man and his nightmares
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- 2011
- Topics
- Craven, Wes -- Criticism and interpretation, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General
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- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley
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x, 262 p., [14] leaves of plates : 23 cm
"The life and film genius of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream director Wes Craven Wes Craven is one of the most successful and iconic horror movie directors in Hollywood. His masterful examination of the nightmarish nexus of dreams and reality helped spark a career that has spanned close to forty years. Then, with their mix of horror, sex, and humor, Craven's Scream movies helped revitalize the slasher film genre. An absorbing portrait of cult film director Wes Craven's life and career in film Draws on the author's new interviews with Craven, including little-known details about the director's life and work Insights into the making of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies and the Scream films--the #1 horror franchise of all time Fascinating stories about the director's work with a range of producers, screenwriters, and actors, including Robert Englund Publication timing ties in with the release of Scream 4 If you've ever had nightmares about Freddy Krueger or psychopaths wearing Halloween scream masks, or if want to know more about the director behind the new Scream 4, this is one book you simply have to read"--
"This book covers one of the leading figures in the horror film movement. Wes Craven created the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, making its villain Freddy Krueger one of the most iconic antagonists in horror movie history. That hugely successful film led to several profitable spinoffs. Craven then went on to create the Scream franchise, which is now the highest-grossing horror movie franchise of all time"--
Includes bibliographical references and index
"The life and film genius of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream director Wes Craven Wes Craven is one of the most successful and iconic horror movie directors in Hollywood. His masterful examination of the nightmarish nexus of dreams and reality helped spark a career that has spanned close to forty years. Then, with their mix of horror, sex, and humor, Craven's Scream movies helped revitalize the slasher film genre. An absorbing portrait of cult film director Wes Craven's life and career in film Draws on the author's new interviews with Craven, including little-known details about the director's life and work Insights into the making of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies and the Scream films--the #1 horror franchise of all time Fascinating stories about the director's work with a range of producers, screenwriters, and actors, including Robert Englund Publication timing ties in with the release of Scream 4 If you've ever had nightmares about Freddy Krueger or psychopaths wearing Halloween scream masks, or if want to know more about the director behind the new Scream 4, this is one book you simply have to read"--
"This book covers one of the leading figures in the horror film movement. Wes Craven created the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, making its villain Freddy Krueger one of the most iconic antagonists in horror movie history. That hugely successful film led to several profitable spinoffs. Craven then went on to create the Scream franchise, which is now the highest-grossing horror movie franchise of all time"--
Includes bibliographical references and index
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